EP3563221B1 - Zeigevorrichtung - Google Patents

Zeigevorrichtung

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EP3563221B1
EP3563221B1 EP16925624.5A EP16925624A EP3563221B1 EP 3563221 B1 EP3563221 B1 EP 3563221B1 EP 16925624 A EP16925624 A EP 16925624A EP 3563221 B1 EP3563221 B1 EP 3563221B1
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embossed portion
force
interacting body
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force sensing
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Masaaki Fukumoto
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/016—Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0338—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03547—Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • G06F3/0414—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means using force sensing means to determine a position
    • G06F3/04146—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means using force sensing means to determine a position using pressure sensitive conductive elements delivering a boolean signal and located between crossing sensing lines, e.g. located between X and Y sensing line layers

Definitions

  • Pointing devices such as mouse, track balls, and track sticks
  • a pointing device can facilitate a user to locate a cursor at a target position on a user interface.
  • pointing sticks functioning as small joysticks
  • performance of such a pointing stick such as response speed and overall size, may have a direct impact on the operation efficiency and user experience.
  • EP 1 736 853 A2 relates to a magnetic detection type pointing device which detects a change in magnetic flux density resulting from movements of a magnet, and to a key sheet for the pointing device.
  • a pusher opposed to a contact input potion of a board and a magnet fixed to a base sheet at an outside position around the pusher as a center so as to be away from a key top there is provided an elastic flexible portion allowing displacement in a depressing direction through depression of the key top toward the contact input portion.
  • switch input such as confirmation input.
  • US 2005/060592 A1 relates to an input device that includes contacts having resistive elements and low-resistance elements opposing the respective resistive elements, an operating unit varying the contact areas between the low-resistance elements and the resistive elements, and detecting means for switching an operation mode of the input device in response to the operation of a supporting leg provided on the operating unit.
  • JP 2009 169567 A relates to an input device and electronic device equipped with this input device.
  • An input device is configured of a support member provided in a casing, a dome-shaped structure which is provided on the support member and which has a projecting shape normally and is bent in a recessed shape when it is depressed; a key sheet arranged in the casing, and equipped with a pressurizing element whose tip part is bonded to a section opposing to the top part of the dome-shaped structure, wherein a plurality of pressurizing elements are connected; a key top bonded on the key sheet with its head part protruded from the casing; and a flexible wiring board to which the dome-shaped structure is fixed from the upper part of the projecting face with adhesive, and wherein a plurality of sheet sensors capable of detecting the change of the shape of the dome-shaped structure are formed.
  • US 2016/103505 A1 relates to a pointing device with a sensor having an input surface to detect a user's tactile interaction and a depressed portion, and an apparatus to interface with the input surface and receive the user's tactile action.
  • Embodiments of the subject matter described herein provide an apparatus for use in a pointing device and the associated pointing device.
  • the apparatus for use in a pointing device generally includes an interacting body and a depressible force sensing layer.
  • the interacting body is made of rigid material and operable to receive and translate a force provided by a tool.
  • the depressible force sensing layer is arranged between the interacting body and a substrate.
  • the force sensing layer has an embossed portion, and the embossed portion further includes a first surface.
  • the first surface of the embossed portion is in contact with a second surface of the interacting body.
  • a profile of the first surface is substantially same as a profile of the second surface of the interacting body.
  • the pointing device described herein may provide a speedy response which leads to a better user experience. Meanwhile, the pointing device described herein may have small form factor, which makes it possible to be integrated on small devices such as smart phone or a wearable electronic device to achieve a pointing function.
  • the phrase "include(s)” and its variants shall be interpreted as an open term meaning "including but not limited to.”
  • the phrase “based on” shall be interpreted as “at least partially based on.”
  • the phrase “an embodiment” or “one embodiment” shall be interpreted as “at least one embodiment.”
  • the term “a” shall be interpreted as “one or more” unless otherwise specified.
  • the phrase “another embodiment” shall be interpreted as “at least one other embodiment.”
  • the phrases like “first” and “second” may refer to different or the same objects. Other definitions might also be included explicitly and implicitly in the following description.
  • FIGS. 1a and 1b illustrate schematic side views of an apparatus 10 for use in a pointing device 100.
  • the pointing device 100 generally includes an apparatus 10 and a substrate 4 coupled to one another.
  • the apparatus 10 at least includes an interacting body 1 and a depressible force sensing layer 2, such as a depressible force sensing film.
  • the depressible force sensing layer 2 is arranged between the interacting body 1 and the substrate 4.
  • the force sensing layer 2 may be implemented as a force sensing resistive (FSR) layer such as FSR film, for example.
  • FSR force sensing resistive
  • the force sensing layer 2 may be a force sensing capacitive layer or the like.
  • the rigid interacting body 1 is a rigid body made of rigid material, wherein the rigid material is metal. In an example not covered by the claims, the rigid material is plastic.
  • the interacting body 1 is able to receive and translate a force F provided by a tool 200.
  • a tool 200 may also be embodied as pen, stylus, or any other appropriate actuating tools.
  • the force sensing layer 2 is provided with an embossed portion 3 in the middle region of the force sensing layer 2.
  • the embossed portion 3 has an upper surface 301 and a lower surface 302.
  • the upper surface 301 is in contact with a lower surface 102 of the interacting body 1, and the lower surface 302 of the embossed portion is in contact with the substrate 4 at a contact point 401.
  • the surfaces 301, 102, 101 and 302 may be also referred to as a first, second, third and fourth surfaces, respectively.
  • FIGs. 1a-1b show a dome-shaped embossed pattern
  • other types of embossed patterns such as inverted pyramid-shaped pattern for 2D control ( FIG. 6a ) or ink blotter-shaped pattern for 1D control ( FIG. 6b ) are also possible depending on the various applications.
  • the inverted pyramid-shaped pattern for 2D control is not covered by the subject matter of the claims.
  • the overall dimension or size of the embossed portion 3 may vary from applications as well. It will be appreciated that larger diameter usually provides a smooth cursor movement, and small diameter may provide a quick cursor movement.
  • the apparatus 10 may further include a mechanism 7 for creating a gap 8 between the substrate 4 and the force sensing layer 2.
  • the gap 8 is used to receive/accommodate the embossed portion 3.
  • the gap-creating mechanism 7 may simply be fabricated with double adhesive tape.
  • the gap-creating mechanism 7 may have a ring-shaped profile to follow the cross section of the embossed pattern.
  • a typical height H of the gap 8 (or the typical thickness of the double adhesive tape) is in a range of 50-200 micrometers, and the typical sizes of inner and out rings are in a range of 8-17 millimeters and 10-20 millimeters, respectively.
  • the contact point 401 can be moved upon a depression of the embossed portion 3 that is caused by a force F .
  • a force F For example, while the tool 200 such a finger slides on the interacting body 1, the interacting body 1 will be slightly dipped to form a tilted angle. This causes a deformation/depression of the embossed portion 3, and the depression of the embossed portion 3 in turn causes the movement of the contact point 401.
  • FIG. 1a shows a scenario that no force is applied on the upper surface of the interacting body 1
  • FIG. 1c shows the corresponding position (for example, represented by coordinate values) of the contact point 401 on the substrate 4.
  • the interacting body 1 is centered on the substrate 4, as indicated by the dashed line 110 in FIG. 1a .
  • the contact point 401 is located at P 4 (0, 0), which two-dimensional (2D) values represent the original position of the contact point 401.
  • FIG. 1b shows a scenario that a user's finger is applying a force F in a direction R on the upper surface of the interacting body 1.
  • a tilt angle or a dip (as indicated by the dashed line 110 in FIG. 1b ) of the interacting body 1 is formed, causing a deformation/depression of the force sensing layer 2.
  • FIG. 1d shows the corresponding position (or coordinates) of the contact point 401 on the substrate 4.
  • the contact point 401 is moved along the direction L to another point P 5 that is deviated from the original point P 4 .
  • the point P 5 in FIG. 1d can be represented by the 2D coordinate values (x, y), for example.
  • the tilt angle or the dip of the interacting body 1 as well as the deformation/depression of the force sensing layer 2 is dissolved, and consequently the contact point 401 will move back (for example, bounce back) from P 5 to its original position P 4 .
  • both of the interacting body 1 and the force sensing layer 2 herein have a "spring" effect, which is important for the user experience when using a pointing stick.
  • the interacting bodies are made of soft material, for example gel-based material, such as urethane, silicone or hydrogel. Due to the fact that the applied force will also introduce some deformation to the soft material itself, the movement of the contact point will be inevitably delayed by a small amount of time since the finger's movement, which will deteriorate the response speed of the pointing device 100.
  • the rigid-material-based interacting body 1 due to the non-deformable/non-depressible characteristic, the rigid-material-based interacting body 1 enables a fast response to the user's finger movement compared to some conventional designs.
  • the properly designed "embossed" pattern enables a continuous/non-interrupted contact of the force sensing layer 2 with the substrate 4 via the contact point 401.
  • this eliminates the distance between the force sensing layer 2 and the substrate 4 at the contact point.
  • the eliminated distance at the contact point 401 likewise facilitates a fast response speed of the pointing device, because the force sensing layer 2 now does not need to be first deformed to reach the substrate 4 to form a contact point 401, and then further deformed to cause the movement of the contact point 401.
  • the predefined projection of the embossed pattern along with the predefined gap height provides a controlled spot size of contact point 401, which may further improve the detection accuracy.
  • the embossed portion 3 can be permanently shaped. This means, such permanently-shaped embossed portion 3 is self-maintained at room temperature, with no need for an additionally applied force to facilitate the maintenance of the embossed pattern.
  • the permanently-shaped force sensing layer 2 has a thickness in a range of 25-100 micrometers, and the embossed portion 3 has a diameter in a range of 10-20 millimeters. It is to be noted that the range of layer thickness described as above is only exemplary. Various layer thicknesses may be considered depending on specific requirements, such as fabrication limits or the size requirement.
  • a profile of the upper surface 301 of the embossed portion 3 is substantially same as a profile of the lower surface 102 of the interacting body 1.
  • Such profile match between two surfaces enables a better fit/contact between the interacting body 1 and force sensing layer 2, and thereby improves the response speed of the pointing device.
  • a third surface 101 of the interacting body 1 as illustrated in FIG. 1a may include a high-friction layer 103 for contacting the tool 200 to receive the force F .
  • the finger slip can be effectively prevented, which thereby gives the user a better user experience.
  • Typical high-friction layer 103 may include rubber, and sometimes small features such as small dimples may also be included in the high-friction layer 103 to increase the friction between user's finger 200 and the interacting body 1.
  • an upper surface 101 of the interacting body 1 includes a curved portion to facilitate a translation of a force F applied on the upper surface 101 to cause a dip of the interacting body 1.
  • the entire upper surface 101 of the interacting body 1 constitutes a curved surface, for example, in a shape of the convex dome.
  • the applied force F for example, along direction R
  • the applied force F can be easily decomposed to a downward component (that is, substantially perpendicular to direction R and pointing to the substrate 4) due to the convex dome, which eases the depression of the force sensing layer 2.
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged side view and cross-sectional view of an example design of the interacting body 1. It is to be noted that some parts of FIG. 2 may not to scale for the purpose of better illustration.
  • the interacting body 1 has a cross-sectional dimension D of approximately 8 mm in diameter.
  • the upper convex dome (that is, the upper surface 101) defines a projection height H 1 of approximately 0.3 mm
  • the lower convex dome that is, the lower surface 102 defines a projection height H 2 of approximately 0.1 mm.
  • the entire height H 3 of the double-curved interacting body 1 in this example is approximately 0.8 mm.
  • Such a low-profile interacting body 1 enables an overall reduced size of the pointing device 100, which is especially beneficial for the thin and light devices, such as thin and light notebook computers.
  • FIG. 3a illustrates a schematic side view of a pointing device 100 according to some other embodiments of the subject matter described herein.
  • the apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 3 further includes a cover layer 5 (such as a cover film) and an operation mechanism 6.
  • This cover layer 5 is overlaid on an upper surface 101 of the interacting body 1, and the operation mechanism 6 is arranged on top of the cover layer 5 and operable to receive the force F from the tool 200 such as user's finger and translate the force F via the cover layer 5 to the interacting body 1.
  • the force sensing layer 2, the cover layer 5 and the interacting body 1 together form a "sandwich" layer structure.
  • a user may slide the tool 200 such as his/her finger on the operation mechanism 6, such as operation rod, to cause slight deformation of the whole sandwiched layer structure. The slight deformation will cause the movement of the contact point along the direction L from one point P 6 to another point P 7 , as illustrated in FIG. 3b .
  • FIGs. 3c and 3d show the corresponding position output of the contact point 401 in FIGs. 3a and 3b , respectively.
  • the contact point 401 will be moved from the original point P 6 (0, 0) to another point P 7 (x, y), in a similar manner as illustrated in FIGs. 1c and 1d .
  • the pointing device 100 as shown in FIG. 3a also includes one or more electrodes 401.
  • the one or more electrodes 410 included in (for example, embedded in) the substrate 4 as illustrated in FIG. 3a then detect such a movement of the contact point 401 from P 6 (0, 0) to point P 7 (x, y).
  • the one or more electrodes 410 each can detect the translated force from the interacting body 1.
  • the displacement detection is done based on the contact position of the embossed portion 3 on the one or more electrodes. It is to be noted that scope of the subject matter described herein is not limited to the number or pattern of the electrodes.
  • FIG. 3a illustrates five electrodes (labeled as 410 0 , 410 1 , 410 2 , 410 3 and 410 4 , respectively), other number or distribution pattern of electrodes are also possible depending on specific requirements, for example the detection resolution requirements.
  • the expected embossed portion 3 that is to be formed on the layer is too small (for example, less than 2 millimeters)
  • such ultra-small embossed portion 3 may not be able to self-maintained on the force sensing layer 2. That is, the required ratio between the layer thickness and the emboss size for maintaining a permanently-shaped embossed portion 3 cannot be satisfied.
  • FIG. 4a shows a schematic of an electronic device 300 equipped with a point device 100 that is based on the non-permanently shaped emboss described as above.
  • the electronic device 300 may be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistance (PDA), or the like.
  • PDA personal digital assistance
  • FIG. 4b shows a schematic of a ring-shaped wearable device 400 mounted with a point device 10 that is likewise based on the non-permanently shaped emboss.
  • the force sensing layer 2 and the cover layer 5 can be integrally formed, and the interacting body 1, in this case, can be injection molded.
  • This integrally formed sandwich structure improves the integrity of the sandwich layer structure, which can avoid a potential strip of the cover layer 5 from the force sensing layer 2. Further, the injection molded interacting body 1 eases the fabrication process.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart for manufacturing method 500 for a pointing device 100 described herein. It should be understood that the method 500 may also include additional actions not shown and/or omit the illustrated steps. Scope of the subject matter described herein is not limited in this aspect.
  • a substrate 4 is provided.
  • a rigid interacting body 1 is provided and operable to receive and translate a force F provided by a tool 200.
  • a depressible force sensing 2 having an embossed portion 3 is arranged between the interacting body 1 and the substrate 4.
  • a first surface 301 of the embossed portion 3 is caused to be in contact with a second surface 102 of the interacting body 1.
  • a fourth surface 302 of the embossed portion 3 is caused to be in contact with the substrate 4 at a contact point 401, and the contact point 401 is movable in response to a depression of the embossed portion 3 caused by the force F.

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Claims (14)

  1. Vorrichtung (10) zum Einsatz in einer Zeigeeinrichtung (100), die umfasst:
    einen starren Wechselwirkungs-Körper (1), der in Funktion eine von einem Werkzeug (200) erzeugte Kraft (F) aufnehmen und übertragen kann, wobei der starre Wechselwirkungs-Körper ein aus starrem Material bestehender starrer Körper und das starre Material Metall ist; sowie
    eine eindrückbare Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2), die zwischen dem Wechselwirkungs-Körper (1) und einem Substrat (4) angeordnet ist, wobei die Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2) einen geprägten Abschnitt (3) aufweist und der geprägte Abschnitt einschließt:
    eine erste Fläche (301), die in Kontakt mit einer zweiten Fläche (102) des Wechselwirkungs-Körpers (1) ist, wobei ein Profil der ersten Fläche (301) im Wesentlichen das gleiche ist wie ein Profil der zweiten Fläche (102) des Wechselwirkungs-Körpers (1) und die erste Fläche eine gekrümmte Fläche ist.
  2. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, die des Weiteren umfasst:
    einen Mechanismus (7), der einen Zwischenraum (8) zwischen dem Substrat (4) und der Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2) zum Aufnehmen des geprägten Abschnitts (3) erzeugt.
  3. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der geprägte Abschnitt (3) dauerhaft geformt ist.
  4. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, die des Weiteren umfasst:
    eine Abdeckschicht (5), mit der eine dritte Fläche (101) des Wechselwirkungs-Körpers (1) überzogen ist; und
    einen Betätigungsmechanismus (6), der auf der Abdeckschicht (5) angeordnet ist und in Funktion die Kraft (F) aufnehmen und die Kraft (F) über die Abdeckschicht (5) auf den Wechselwirkungs-Körper (1) übertragen kann.
  5. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 4, wobei der geprägte Abschnitt (3) nicht dauerhaft geformt ist, und die Abdeckschicht (5) den geprägten Abschnitt (3) hält.
  6. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2) eine Dicke in einem Bereich von 25 - 100 µm hat und der geprägte Abschnitt (3) einen Durchmesser in einem Bereich von 10 - 20 mm hat.
  7. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Krafterfassungsschicht (2) eine Krafterfassungs-Widerstandsschicht ist.
  8. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine dritte Fläche (101) des Wechselwirkungskörpers (1) eine Schicht (103) hoher Reibung einschließt, die mit dem Werkzeug zum Aufnehmen der Kraft (F) in Kontakt kommt.
  9. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine dritte Fläche (101) des Wechselwirkungskörpers (1) einen gekrümmten Abschnitt einschließt, der eine Verschiebung eine auf die dritte Fläche (101) ausgeübten seitlichen Kraft ermöglicht und eine Neigung des Wechselwirkungskörpers (1) bewirkt.
  10. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 9, wobei die gesamte dritte Fläche (101) eine gekrümmte Fläche ist.
  11. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2) eine Dicke in einem Bereich von 25 - 100 µm hat und der geprägte Abschnitt (3) einen Durchmesser in einem Bereich von 2 - 5 mm hat.
  12. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Krafterfassungsschicht (2) und die Abdeckschicht (5) integral ausgebildet sind und der Wechselwirkungskörper (1) spritzgegossen ist.
  13. Zeigevorrichtung (100), die umfasst:
    ein Substrat (4); sowie
    die Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Vorrichtung des Weiteren eine vierte Fläche (302) einschließt, die an einem Kontaktpunkt (401) in Kontakt mit dem Substrat (4) ist, wobei das Substrat (4) wenigstens eine Elektrode (410) zum Erfassen einer Bewegung des Kontaktpunktes (401) in Reaktion auf ein durch die Kraft (F) verursachtes Eindrücken des geprägten Abschnitts (3) einschließt.
  14. Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Zeigevorrichtung (100), die umfasst:
    Bereitstellen eines Substrats (4);
    Bereitstellen eines starren Wechselwirkungs-Körpers (1), der in Funktion eine von einem Werkzeug (200) erzeugte Kraft (F) aufnehmen und übertragen kann, wobei der starre Wechselwirkungs-Körper ein aus starrem Material bestehender starrer Körper ist und das starre Material Metall ist;
    Anordnen einer eindrückbaren Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2) zwischen dem Wechselwirkungs-Körper (1) und dem Substrat (4), wobei die Krafterfassungs-Schicht (2) einen geprägten Abschnitt (3) aufweist;
    Veranlassen, dass eine erste Fläche (301) des geprägten Abschnitts (3) in Kontakt mit einer zweiten Fläche (102) des Wechselwirkungs-Körpers (1) ist, wobei ein Profil der ersten Fläche (301) im Wesentlichen das gleiche ist wie ein Profil der zweiten Fläche (102) des Wechselwirkungs-Körpers (1) und die erste Fläche eine gekrümmte Fläche ist; sowie
    Veranlassen, dass eine vierte Fläche (302) des geprägten Abschnitts (3) an einem Kontaktpunkt (401) in Kontakt mit dem Substrat (4) ist, wobei der Kontaktpunkt (401) in Reaktion auf ein durch die Kraft (F) verursachtes Eindrücken des geprägten Abschnitts (3) bewegt werden kann.
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